That goes as obvious. If there's a 0 to 10 science scale, LiS occasionally reaches minus 1.Fear not, Lost In Space(1965-1968) was much worse than Space:1999.
Space:1999 on Comet TV
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There was no American money involved. It was a joint British/Italian production.
You're misremembering. They walk over and look out the window, but they don't open it. That doesn't happen until later in the episode, after Sandra and Paul have breathed the air and everybody is out sunbathing, playing badminton or whatever they're playing. That was presumably retrofit after the atmosphere was established.
In new galaxies, not totally populate new galaxies. Although I really never believed that "mysterious unknown force" explanation. What would have been the divine purpose of their voyage? Alphans were dying on a regular basis, far faster than children could have been born and raised to replace them. Another decade and attrition would drop their population far below a sustainable number.
Actually, Victor said it was something in the atmosphere that they didn't know about, not oxygen or moisture.
LIS was scientifically awful, but at least it tried to be fun, and sometimes succeeded. 1999 tried to be moody and profound, and usually failed.Fear not, Lost In Space(1965-1968) was much worse than Space:1999.
That basically falls on the shoulders of the Andersons. Barry Morse has said that he didn't like the scripts before the series even started production, but his complaints that the show focused too much on the hardware and effects at the expense of human interaction and character development fell on deaf ears. (See his interview in Starlog 221.) Gerry wanted scripts tailored to spotlight the special effects, not to mention the weekly fistfight and Koenig yelling bug-eyed at the antagonist of the week. Sylvia was pleased as punch because she had convinced Rudy Gernreich to design the Alpha uniforms, which to me looked silly back then and ridiculously dated today. The designs for the street clothes in UFO have aged much better, being more restrained and dignified. Even the SHADO, Moonbase and Skydiver uniforms are better than the Alpha uniforms.
I've said this before and been ridiculed by fans. I watched 1999 back when it first came out because there was no other new outer space sci-fi during those years. But even as a youngster, I knew it wasn't good SF. I sincerely doubt there are many if any fans of the show born after 1975, as younger SF fans had a much better selection of choices after the renaissance started by Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Close Encounters, ET, Blade Runner and the Star Trek movies. Much of the attraction today is based on nostalgia, and the only reason I've been tuning in on Comet.
Agree.
before window is opened:
http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/epimghd/titls4.html
after the Moon's new atmosphere is tested...window was installed and opened:
http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/epimghd/titls5.html
It seems the script describes technicians refitting the windows after the Moon has an atmosphere but they just didn't film it
(Under "errors" http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/epguide/t11tls.html)
(Under "errors" http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/epguide/t11tls.html)
Errr... what about it?
"Abbotation"?
Your final phrase is damning with faint praise. I don't think you would be considered a fan of the show. The true fans are actually fanatics. They don't temper their glowing reviews with conditionals. According to them, the show is an unparalleled masterpiece, with Emmy-worthy acting and scripts that explore deep philosophical and metaphysical concepts that plebeians like me could never hope to grasp, nothing like that superficial Star Trek tripe that came out a few years earlier.
Aberration, probably.
I like Star Trek and Space: 1999. Though neither is an unparalleled masterpiece, and I'm well aware of their limitations.
I'm definitely not the kind of fan you describe.
Agree, I have been a die-hard fan of both Space:1999 and Star Trek ever since I was a young boy, but I do, very much, enjoy analyzing the problems within these series.
And who's said any of this?
Wait, I'm not a true fan of Space: 1999!? I didn't know that! 
It was back on IMDb's Space: 1999 board. Bring up any flaw or shortcoming of the show and you would have been shouted down by the rabid fanboys.
Isn't true for any genre show out there? I mean, I remember how rabid the Galactica Tos fans were toward Ronald Moore.
For that matter, remember how rabid ST TOS fans were toward TNG when it appeared.
For real? How did fans communicate their displeasure without internet...? Fanzines..?
For me Space1999 is less about the stories than the tone and feel of the show.
So restrained in every detail,from the performances to the sets and uniforms there is a sombre atmosphere to the show that is more common to big screen sci-fi than anything on telly.(I’m only talking about season 1 mind you).
And of course was there ever as beautifully functional looking a spaceship as the Eagle?
So restrained in every detail,from the performances to the sets and uniforms there is a sombre atmosphere to the show that is more common to big screen sci-fi than anything on telly.(I’m only talking about season 1 mind you).
And of course was there ever as beautifully functional looking a spaceship as the Eagle?
I absolutely loved the Eagle, and still do. A great general-purpose vehicle with a plausible design. Alpha must have had about 687 of them sitting in a warehouse.
Agree.
Here is the list of Eagles lost during the 48 episodes:
http://catacombs.space1999.net/main/cguide/uc112.html
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